The company signed an agreement with Wave Hub, a center in
Cornwall that allows developers of marine-energy technologies to
install their machines for testing in sea conditions, it said
today in a statement. The test site connects to the grid.

“This is as much ‘plug and play’ as it gets when it comes
to wave power-generation development,” Fortum Chief Technology
Officer Heli Antila said.

Wave Hub enables developers of marine energy technologies
to assess how their devices perform in real-sea conditions.
There are currently no commercial-scale projects in operation.